Driver in Carmel crash was drunk, cops say

12:12 PM,
Jan. 21, 2013

Carmel firefighters and ambulance corps wheel one of the injured to an awaiting ambulance following a two-car accident on Route 6 and Old Route 6 near the Putnam Plaza in Carmel Sunday. The accident closed Route 6 for over an hour as rescue workers cleared the scene. An Illinois man was charged with drunken driving.

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A man who caused a crash Sunday morning that closed Route 6 for more than an hour was drunk, Carmel Chief Michael Johnson said today.

Police responded to Route 6 and Old Route 6 around 9:30 a.m. Sunday on a report of a two-car crash.

An investigation showed that Guillermo Duarte, 35, of Stone Park, Ill., was driving a sedan east on Route 6 and had passed several cars before colliding with a minivan that was attempting to turn left into Old Route 6. ...